We finished our mission on Thursday night May 21st and left on Friday May 22 for a little tour South to the Cotswolds and Bath. It was a wonderful trip and here are some of the places we stopped.
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| Warwick Castle in Warwick is kind of the "Disneyland of Castles". Lots of activities for children and even "Glamping" on the grounds. The castle was built almost 11 Centuries ago. |
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| In bloom. |
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| The Castle's Great Hall with grand interiors |
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| The Interior of the Castle |
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| The view |
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| We need sunglasses |
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| River Avon |
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| Peacocks roam the grounds |
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| Our Hotel at Stratford Upon Avon |
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| The charming tudor village of Stratford-upon-Avon |
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| Statue of William Shakespeare |
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Merchant of Venice in the Royal Shakespeare Company TheatreOnto the Cotswolds.. |
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| Bourton-On-The-Water |
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| England is Green and Pleasant |
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| Beautiful Drive |
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| Cottages (they were quite large) in Chipping Campden |
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| A charming Tea Room, Tilly's |
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| Broadway |
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| Ice Cream Stand on a Bicycle in Broadway |
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| Oxford |
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| Radcliffe Camera Library Oxford |
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| Think...Chariots of Fire...Oxford |
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| University Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England) right in the middle of campus |
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| University Church was the Center and where the University of Oxford began and then grew from the tower in 13th Century |
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| Christ's Church Oxford |
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Town of Oxford |
Love the Crooked Buildings
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| Town Hall Clock- Oxford |
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| Green and Pleasant Land..rolling hills of England |
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| Our Hotel, Ellenborough Park in Cheltenham |
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| They upgraded us to the tower....up 2 levels and then 25 stairs up the tower |
Attended church in Cheltenham and met a nice member, Ken Taylor. We asked for directions to Benbow Farm and he said, "Why don't I take you there?" He was a widower and said
he had the afternoon free and would love to take us. We went to Gadfield Elm Chapel, Benbow Pond and the Church in Ledbury where Brigham Young preached (the Ledbury Baptist Church) We met the Robinson's a lovely Senior Missionary Couple at the Gadfield Elm Chapel.
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| Displays in the Gadfield Elm Chapel..John Gailey is our friend Chris Gailey and Linda Gailey Arnell's relative. |
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| Elder Pew, Sister Robinson, Ken Taylor and Elder Robinson at Gadfield Elm Visitor's Center |
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| Love the pillows on the very hard wood benches. |
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| The Gadfield Elm Chapel is no longer a meetinghouse but is used for special meetings and groups. There is a code to get into the building. It is several questions that only Mormons in-the-know would have the answers to. |
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| Al Rounds |
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| At the Gadfield Elm's Chapel |
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| Brigham Young preached here in the Ledbury Chapel |
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| This is the Benbow Pond...where Wilford Woodruff baptised over 300 people in 1840. Almost all were members of the Church of the United Brethren. |
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| Benbow Pond |
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| An old Church near Benbow Pond with a wood steeple. |
Onto Bath
Bath is a town set in Southwest England known for it's rolling hills and it's Hot Springs Roman Baths and it's 18th Century Georgian Architecture. We stayed At Gray's Boutique B&B. It was beautifully decorated with so much detail and felt homey and comfortable.
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| Loved the little lavender sachets with the towels. |
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| The Breakfast Room |
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| Our view of Bath as we walked out of our Hotel. |
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| Entry to the Roman Baths |
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| People from all over came to the Baths and soaked in the warm mineral water. Doctors prescribed the Baths for all kinds of ailments. |
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| The Cathedral |
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| Notice the figures climbing up the ladders on the Cathedral. |
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| We took a walking tour of the city. |
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| The Theater |
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| The Circus (Nicolas Cage lives here) |
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| The Royal Crescent is another residential area where all the doors to the outside must be white, except one tenant who insists on hers being yellow. |
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| The River Avon |
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| Selfie at the River Avon |
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| The Bath Cricket Club |
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| View across the River |
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| the Jane Austen Centre Museum and Gift Shop |
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